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Giloti
Giloti is a town and union council in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 32°9'53N 70°45'2E and has an altitude of 180 metres (590 feet). Nearby areas Giloti town is 16 km away from Darra Pezu & 8 km from Wanda Chunda. Other nearby areas are Paniala, Yarik, Mehrabi and Wanda Jandar. Well Known Tribes of Giloti Abdul Khel, Kundi, Behram khel, Peer khel, Malik, Sheikh, Malakhel, Musyani, Muthikhel, Sarrang are the well known subtribes living in Giloti. Which are Pashtuns. Agriculture Type This village falls in Arid zone. Soil is mostly sandy and sandy loam. Winter crops include Wheat and Gram while at the onset of Monsoon Sorghum, Millet and Guar are cultivated. Mountain rainy streams (Rodh kohi) from Sheikh Badin Hills irrigate village farms during Monsoon season. Famous Personalities The few famous personalities are Late Molana Guldin, Late Malik Aman Ullah, Late Haji Nusrat Kundi, Mulana Shamsul Haq, Haji Ghulam Rasool, Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Jandar
Wanda Jandar (Pashto:جندر وانډه), or Jandar, is a village in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, from Darra Pezu. Nearby areas Bahawal Khel, Kikri, Hori, Giloti and Wanda Chunda are some village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...s which lie around Wanda Jandar. References Dera Ismail Khan District {{DeraIsmailKhan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Chunda
Chunda ( Urdu:وانڈہ چنڈہ) is a village of district Dera Ismail Khan, province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Location Wanda Chunda is located east side of the Dera Ismail Khan-Bannu Road. It is about four kilometer 4 km away from Pakistan famous Cement Factory, Lucky Cement Factory(Darra Pezu) . it is situated on the Peshawar-Karachi highway road. Nearby areas There are small villages lying around Chunda (i.e. Wanda Kali, Obbo Wanda, Garra Imam Shah & Wanda Jandar. Famous tourists place Sheikh Badin has a small distance with Chunda. Wanda Chuda is 8 km eight kilometer away from its union council Giloti and having the same distance from Darra Pezu. References Wanda Chunda on Urdu wiki وانڈہ چنڈہ See also Wanda Jandar Wanda Jandar (Pashto:جندر وانډه), or Jandar, is a village in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, from Darra Pezu. Nearby areas Bahawal Khel, Kikri, Hori, Giloti and Wanda Chunda are some village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdivisions Of Pakistan
The administrative units of Pakistan comprise four provinces, one federal territory, and two disputed territories: the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan; the Islamabad Capital Territory; and the administrative territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan. As part of the Kashmir conflict with neighbouring India, Pakistan has also claimed sovereignty over the Indian-controlled territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since the First Kashmir War of 1947–1948, but has never exercised administrative authority over either region. All of Pakistan's provinces and territories are subdivided into divisions, which are further subdivided into districts, and then tehsils, which are again further subdivided into union councils. History of Pakistan Early history Pakistan inherited the territory comprising its current provinces from the British Raj following the Partition of India on 14 August 1947. Two days after independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the smallest province of Pakistan by land area and the Demographics of Pakistan, third-largest province by population after Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab and Sindh. It shares land borders with the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the south, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab to the south-east and province of Gilgit-Baltistan to the north and north-east, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the east, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Autonomous Territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the north-east. It shares an Durand Line, international border with Afghanistan to the west. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is known as a tourist hot spot for adventurers and explorers and has a varied landsca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan ( ur, ); are the third-order administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government. In total, there are 169 districts in Pakistan including the Capital Territory and the districts of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. These districts are further divided into '' Tehsils, Union Councils''. History In 1947, when Pakistan gained independence there were 124 districts. In 1969, 2 new districts (Tangail and Patuakhali) in East Pakistan were formed totalling to 126. After the Independence of Bangladesh, Pakistan lost 20 of its districts and so there were 106 districts. In 2001, the number was reduced to 102 by the merger of the 5 districts of Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir to form Karachi District. The number of districts rose to 106 again in December 2004, when four new districts were created in the province of Sindh of which one (Umerkot) had existed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dera Ismail Khan District
Dera Ismail Khan District ( ps, ډېره اسماعیل خان ولسوالي, bal, ڈیرہ عِسمائیل خان, ur, , skr, ; often abbreviated as D.I. Khan) is a district in Dera Ismail Khan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The capital of the district is the town of Dera Ismail Khan. The district has an area of and a population of 1,627,132 as of the 2017 Census. Geography The district of Dera Ismail Khan is bounded on the east by the Bhakkar and Dera Ghazi Khan districts of Punjab. Eastern portions of the district along the Indus River are characterized by fertile alluvial plains, while lands farther from the river consist of clay soil cut by ravines from rainfall. The district is bounded on the southwest by a thin strip of the South Waziristan district, formerly of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which separates D.I Khan from the Takht-e-Sulaiman Mountain in the neighboring Baluchistan province. In the northwest is the Tank Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Standard Time
Pakistan Standard Time ( ur, , abbreviated as PKT) is UTC+05:00 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The time zone is in use during standard time in Asia. History Pakistan had been following UTC+05:30 since 1907 (during the British Raj) and continued using it after independence in 1947. On 15 September 1951, following the findings of mathematician Mahmood Anwar, two time zones were introduced. '' Karachi Time (KART)'' was introduced in West Pakistan by adjusting 30 minutes off UTC+05:30 to UTC+05:00, while '' Dacca Time'' (DACT) was introduced in East Pakistan by subtracting 30 minutes off UTC+06:30 to UTC+06:00. The changes were made effective on 30, September 1951. PKT is measured in Gilgit, near the village of Naltar. In 1971, Karachi Time was renamed to Pakistan Standard Time. Daylight saving time Daylight saving time Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or simply daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Councils Of Pakistan
The union councils of Pakistan ( ur, ), referred to as village councils in villages, are an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a Nazim which is equivalent to a mayor or chairperson and a Naib Nazib (vice chairperson). As of 2007, there are 5,375 rural union councils across 115 districts. They form the third-tier of local government and fifth tier overall. Its structure and responsibilities differ between provinces and territories. Administration Union councils are the primary governmental institution in Pakistan, Union Councils are often known as "Village Councils" in rural areas,the territory represented by a Village Council usually comprises a large village and surrounding areas, often including nearby small villages. The term Union Council may be used for localities that are part of cities. The territory of a Union Council or Village Council is usually part of a Tehsil (county). Less commonly, a Union Council may be part of a City Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darra Pezu
Darra Pezu is a town and union council of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°19'22N 70°44'4E. Darra Pezu is home to Sheikh Badin Sheikh Badin is a famous tourist place in mid of Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan Districts of Pakistan. It is located at the junction of Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat districts, approximately 25 kilometers towards east on Indus Highway ..., a famous hill station and tourist resort. The Sheikh Badin National Park is also located here. References Union councils of Lakki Marwat District Populated places in Lakki Marwat District {{LakkiMarwat-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paniala
Paniala ps, پنياله is a small town located in the north of district D.I.Khan of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa about 55 km away from D I Khan and approx 300 km from provincial capital Peshawar. The Link Road (also known as Gilloti Road) from main Indus Highway (Peshawar Road) that connects with Paniala is of about 18 km. It is a submontane settlement and one of the oldest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan. The name ''Paniala'' originated from "Panjh Naala", which means 5 Naalas, stemming from ''Oobo Sir'' (in Pashto), which means "head of water", and then combines into one form. The water is then supplied to whole of the village and nearby towns for feeding and cultivating the fields. And then from passage of time the name ''Panjh Naala'' changed into ''Paniala''. Another origin of the name ''Paniala'' is attributed to the meaning of combination of Urdu words, ''pani'' and ''wala''. ''Pani wala'' thus meant "a place with water". This was the only oasis town i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarik
Yarik ( ur, ) is a town and union council in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located on Indus Highway The Indus Highway ( ur, ), also known as National Highway 55 (N-55) ( ur, ), is a 1264 km long two to four-lane national highway that runs along the Indus River in Pakistan connecting the port city of Karachi with the northwestern city ... (N-55) and has an altitude of 185 metres (610 feet). It will be the southern terminus of the Brahma Bahtar-Yarik Motorway. References Union councils of Dera Ismail Khan District Populated places in Dera Ismail Khan District {{DeraIsmailKhan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically referred to as Afghans () or xbc, αβγανο () until the 1970s, when the term's meaning officially evolved into that of a demonym for all residents of Afghanistan, including those outside of the Pashtun ethnicity. The group's native language is Pashto, an Iranian language in the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. Additionally, Dari Persian serves as the second language of Pashtuns in Afghanistan while those in the Indian subcontinent speak Urdu and Hindi (see Hindustani language) as their second language. Pashtuns are the 26th-largest ethnic group in the world, and the largest segmentary lineage society; there are an estimated 350–400 Pashtun tribes and clans with a variety of origin theories. The total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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